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The Silver Compass by Holly Kennedy is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Silver Compass about?
Ellis Williams was seventeen, pregnant, abandoned by her own father, and scared to death when she jumped off a bridge in Barrow, Montana, one rainy Sunday morning. Then along came Louie Johnson, who pulled her from the river and saved her from shame with a beautiful lie. His selfless act changed several lives that day...and led Ellis to rediscover the treasured silver compass that has been her touchstone and inspiration ever since. That was fifteen years ago. And a lot has changed. Recently widowed, with a troubled teenage daughter of her own, Ellis returns to Barrow where life still catches her by surprise. First, the town eccentric is none other than Louie Johnson, estranged from his own grown daughter and keeping things hopping down at the nursing home where Ellis gets a job. Then Ellis's father suddenly reappears after almost two decades, and Ellis is torn between bitter resentment and a profound yearning to reconnect with her past. Amidst the confusion of these tangled lives, Ellis begins to learn that forgiveness and second chances often go hand-in-hand, and that life's most wonderful gifts can come in an instant, pointing us in new directions.
Who reads The Silver Compass?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Holly Kennedy
- Publisher
- Berkley
- Published
- 2008
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781101211557
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Fiction, Literary Fiction, Psychology
- Rating
- 3.76 / 5 (145 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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